Japan foreign minister protests S. Korea's "comfort women" ruling

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made a protest to his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung Wha on Saturday over a court ruling in Seoul that ordered the Japanese government to pay damages to former "comfort women" in Japan's military brothels before and during World War II.In telephone talks, Motegi, who is in Brazil, told Kang that Japan does not accept the ruling, handed down Friday, saying that it violates international law, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.Motegi urged South Korea to "immediately take appropriate measures to correct the violation of international law," the m…READ FULL ARTICLE